School: An Cheapach, Askeaton
- Location:
- Cappagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Henry Mulligan
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- (continued from previous page)ringworm The people get ringworm mostly from calves and she gets the job of curing it. Mrs Ruttle is the woman's name and that is the way she makes her living.
- Long ago people of my district had a good deal cures for severe ailments. The cure for sore feet was to put a cabbage leaf into the shoe or to go out for seven mornings in the dewy grass, and walk around it.
Ringworm is also a very severe ailment, and it can be cured by a woman in my district. Roast an onion and put it up(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Cregan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyadam, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- James Cregan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyadam, Co. Limerick